"The study of history and philosophy, accompanied by……" — Terry Eagleton
"The study of history and philosophy, accompanied by some acquaintance with art and literature, should be for lawyers and engineers as well as for those who study in arts faculties."
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87 Quotes by Terry Eagleton
Terry Eagleton has 87 quotes on this site.
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It is silly to call fat people ''gravitationally challenged'' - a self-righteous fetishism of language which is no more than…
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From the viewpoint of political power, culture is absolutely vital. So vital, indeed, that power cannot operate without it. It…
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[F]or the most part football these days is the opium of the people, not to speak of their crack cocaine.…
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Genuine equality means not treating everyone the same, but attending equally to everyone’s different needs.
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It is capitalism, not Marxism, that trades in futures.
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Being brought up in a culture is a matter of learning appropriate forms of feeling as much as particular ways…
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An enlightened trust in the sovereignty of human reason can be every bit as magical as the exploits of Merlin,…
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You can tell that the capitalist system is in trouble when people start talking about capitalism.
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The most common mistake students of literature make is to go straight for what the poem or novel says, setting…
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Ideology... is a kind of contemporary mythology, a realm which has purged itself of ambiguity and alternative possibility.
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What persuades men and women to mistake each other from time to time for gods or vermin is ideology. One…
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Yahweh is presented in the Jewish Bible as stateless and nationless. He can’t be used as a totem or fetish…
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More Accompanied Quotes
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Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.
— Arnold Bennett
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All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong.…
— Theodore Bikel
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'Passione' is a selection of the music moments that have accompanied my youth; a collection of cherished memories, of moments,…
— Andrea Bocelli
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For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime…
— Albert Camus
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Each concession we make is accompanied by an inner diminution of which we are not immediately conscious.
— Emile M. Cioran
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Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be…
— Corazon Aquino
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Hardships can deprive mortals of the power to ACT. But at the same time, hardships can be the means of…
— Dallin H. Oaks
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Sincerity is the same in a corner alone, as it is before the face of the world. It knows not…
— John Bunyan
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Charity is an ugly trick. It is a virtue grown by the rich on the graves of the poor. Unless…
— Rebecca West
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When love is accompanied with deep intimacy, it raises us to the highest level of human experience. In this exalted…
— Leo Buscaglia
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EMOTION, n. A prostrating disease caused by a determination of the heart to the head. It is sometimes accompanied by…
— Ambrose Bierce
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Knowledge is always accompanied with accessories of emotion and purpose.
— Alfred North Whitehead
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